Configuring GitHub repositories across multiple projects or teams can be tedious and error-prone. Manual setup is slow, inconsistent, and hard to maintain at scale.

github-settings-sync is a CLI tool that lets you automate and standardize repository settings across all repositories in a GitHub organization. With a single command, you can apply consistent settings, collaborators, branch protection rules, and more.

Key Features

• Sync repository settings across all repos in an organization
• Manage collaborators and their roles
• Configure branch protection rules
• Push local files (like .nvmrc, renovate.json, etc.) to multiple repos
• Run locally or integrate into CI/CD pipelines

How It Works

Configuration is handled via a JSON file. See the package documentation for the full schema and examples.

You control which repositories are affected using CLI flags:

• -n, --name-pattern <pattern>: Regex to match repository names
• -l, --label <label>: Only process repositories with this label
• --lang, --language <language>: Only process repositories with this primary language

Example:

# Sync settings for all JavaScript repos in your org
github-settings-sync --org my-org --settings node-settings.json --lang javascript

# Sync settings for all Java repos in your org
github-settings-sync --org my-org --settings java-settings.json --lang java

Installation

Install globally:

npm install -g github-settings-sync

Or run as a one-off with npx:

npx github-settings-sync <args>

Contribute or Give Feedback

Have ideas or want to request a feature? Open an issue or pull request:

https://github.com/klcodanr/github-settings-sync

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